Alistair Moffat brings to vivid life the half-forgotten kings and kingdoms of two thousand years ago, of the time of the Romans, the Dark Ages and into the early medieval period. It is a remarkable journey around a lost Scotland.

Modern communications have driven motorways and pylons through the countryside, dwarfed us with TV and telephone masts and drastically altered the way in which we move around, see and understand Scotland.

’Dripping with melodrama and derring-do.’ - The Herald

The second in a new series of McLevy books, Fall from Grace revolves around the terrible Tay Bridge disaster.

The only book on the turbulent last years of the Percy dynasty.

'An extremely attractive book,' - Ronnie Black, The Scotsman

This collection of essays, by some of the foremost commentators in the field, is the first to tackle such topics as prophecy, astrology, witchcraft, fairy belief, amulets and charming. Other issues include the role of the supernatural in Enlightenment Scotland, in almanacs, in Gaelic society, and in literature, folktale and legend.

A truly original work of fiction that falls perfectly between Buddha Da by Anne Donovan and The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho – unconventional and inspiring.

Please note that this title is only available as an eBook.

This selection of J.M. Barrie's work covers three different genres and all the most telling themes to be found in his writing: Scotland, childhood, fantasy, sexual anxiety, social comedy and proto-feminism.

This multi-author volume explores a variety of topics on the broad theme of farming and the land.

'McKay's debut, Hue & Cry, established both her own literary credentials and the problem-solving prowess of her hero, Hew Cullan. This second installment helps to cement the reputations of both,' - Scottish Field

From the author of Hue & Cry comes an exciting new mystery. Hew Cullan moves to Edinburgh to finish his legal studies, but is thrown off track when the corpse of a girl is discovered on a St. Andrew's beach. As he begins a desperate search to find the killer, he is lead closer and closer to home.

1581: young St Andrews academic Hew Cullan is unhappy with his life and disillusioned with the law. After his father’s death he is invited by the advocate Richard Cunningham to complete his legal education in Edinburgh as Richard’s pupil at the bar. Among his father’s things Hew finds a manuscript entitled ‘In Defence of the Law’, directed to the Edinburgh printer, Christian Hall.

Father Allan – Maighstir Ailein to his Gaelic-speaking people – was a witty, accomplished, intellectual and dedicated man; one of the most renowned of Hebridean personalities and probably the most celebrated Hebridean priest since St Columba. This is his fascinating biography.

This informative and beautifully illustrated book is the most complete companion to Scottish animals and birds available.

Ferry Tales of Argyll and the Isles is a touching portrayal of the many lives dependant on, affected by and connected to the ebb and flow of the ferry services of the western isles.

Drawing from the arts of the past and historical archives, this book captures the true spirit of the fiddle and what it meant to those fortunate enough to have been captured by its distinctive sounds.

An enthralling memoir and a unique insight into the intimate moments of the British Royal family. The Queen Mother regarded Margaret Rhodes as her "third daughter", and she has been extremely close to her cousins the Queen and Princess Margaret throughout their lives.

An enthralling memoir and a unique insight into the intimate moments of the British Royal family. The Queen Mother regarded Margaret Rhodes as her "third daughter", and she has been extremely close to her cousins the Queen and Princess Margaret throughout their lives.

Duncan Williamson was a Scottish traveller who went on to become one of Britain’s master story-tellers. Fireside Tales, his first book, reveals this artistry and mastery in all its glory.

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Companion volume to Herring Fisherman of Kintyre and Ayrshire.

’Racy but also insightful ... a thoroughly stimulating book,’ - Graham Speirs, The Times

Jacob's fifth and finest novel is a tragic drama of the 1745 Jacobite Rising: tightly written, poetic in its symbolic intensity, lit by flashes of humour and informed by the author's own family history as one of the Erskines of the House of Dun near Montrose.

This is the vivid and absorbing story of one of Scotland’s greatest ever engineering and aviation achievements.

Flodden is widely regarded as one of Scotland's most ignominious military defeats; a battle that need never have been fought and a historical event that has been firmly engraved in Scotland's national consciousness ever since.

This volume covers the complete spectrum of plant uses, addressing their diverse roles in our diet, healthcare, culture, housing, language, environment, crafts, and much more. It is a book to delight, inspire and inform.

'Deeply moving. His determination and single-mindedness was and still is a true inspiration to me,' - Sir Chris Hoy

This is the amazing story of a man who took on the cycling world and rewrote the record books, whose achievements inspired a major feature film starring Johnny Lee Miller but whose hardest-won battles would be against himself.

This is the perfect gift for children, for parents wishing to pass on the riches of the Scots tradition to their children, and for overseas relatives and friends.

Until now, the people’s print has not attracted a serious modern study. This collection presents a user-friendly introduction to the genre and a sampling of the attractions and possibilities, set, where appropriate, in the relevant cultural and historical contexts.   

The standard account of the rich cultural heritage found on the islands of Orkney.

George Mackay Brown wrote this beautiful and touching book in the years before his death in 1996. He did not want it published while he lived. An astonishing posthumous autobiography.

The Forth Bridge was the greatest engineering feat the Victorian world had ever seen and remains, to this day, one of the great achievements of mankind. The Forth Bridge, A Picture History, tells the dramatic story of its construction using rare archive photographs.    

Nicholas the cat keenly observed the comings and goings of three generations of his family and their animals in a remote area of the Isle of Mull, and recorded it all - the funny, dramatic, heart-warming and harrowing events that make up family life. Rediscover Annabel Carother's tender tales of pastoral romance.

James Hogg's incomparable stories of the supernatural hark back to the oral traditions of his own upbringing and tales of wonder around the fireside.

Introduced by Douglas Hurd.

When Anthony Lammas, minister of the Kirk and Professor of Logic at St Andrews University, leaves his home town for London on business, he little imagines that within two days he will be deeply entangled in a web of mystery and intrigue.

This book offers explorations of Scottish-American cultural relations in a variety of directions and periods from the eighteenth century to the early twentieth.

This autobiography is testament to a remarkable woman as well as a powerful pleas in defence of a Gaelic culture and world under threat.

Throughout his lifetime, Angus MacLellan was regarded as one of Scotland’s finest traditional Gaelic storytellers - this definitive autobiography demonstrates his rich skill of the oral tradition.